Battery connection.



C. H. BECK. BATTERY CONNECTION. APPLICATION mu) AUG.31,1914.

Patented June 15, 1915.

Fla/1E Fla. 8.

end the present sob fication v v s invention relates to battery and CHARLES H. BECK, 0F ALTOONA, PENNSYLVAN BATTERY CONNECTION.

T all whom it may Be it known that I, citizen of the United States, Altoona, county of Blair and State of ennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Battery Connections, of which the following is a speciknurled nuts are dispensed With,

. erminal can gaged from the battery, thus reducing, in a very practical manner, one of causes of faulty ignition in internal comustion engines. Another object of the device is to ro-' vide animproved battery connection Which not only possesses means for being rigidly to the battery,

manner that loose batter neetrons will be effectively eliminated.

modifications Without departing Figure 1, shows a plan view of a wire iermlnal With the present invention atached thereto. Fig. Qshows a side eleva;

. Specification of Letters Patent.

bodies top sponding tion. of the parts shown in Fig. l. shows side and edge views of the battery connection which is adapted to receive a modified form 'of terminal connection. F ig. shows side and edge views of battery connections adapted to be used with the car if a dry cell. Fl 5 shows side spark plugs. Fig. 6 dry cell and of attaching ig. slows a modified form of i ininal which is adapted to Fig. shows a present battery .orm of the invention.

Jike reference numerals designate correparts throughout the drawings. 11 carrying out this invention no natural is contemplated either in the; dry or the spark plug, and to this end the a Wire terminal y the numeral 10, havin a rigid attachment tothe battery Wire 11, to-

spaced jaws 12, each of which has a central opening 18, interrupted and pierced bv a longitudinal slot 14. Positioned at ri ht angles to ra t effected.

The spark plug post shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings illust -ates the type of p mlnal 10 is placedover post 18, allowing protrude through the opening while the locking pin 19 engages the longitudinal slots 14, after which the terminal combustion engine spark plug.

is rotated 90 degrees, or until the locking end of he terminal element, and also having in 19 engages the depression 15, the terradially disposed keeper grooves for receivminal will be effectively locked to the plug. ing the locking pins of the terminal element. 65

In the zinc term nal, shown in Fig. 3 o 3. In an elect -ical terminal connection the 5 the drawings, the same idea is carried out combination with a terminal element of a with the exception of the ommission of the clip member comprising oppositely arhump 16 which is not necessary with the ranged resilientjaws having registeringkey construction. hole slots for receiving the terminal element, 70

Fig. 4: shows a pole connection for the said clip adapted to be held in looking encarbon pole of a dry cell and further shows gageinent with the terminal element by rothe modified form of wire terminal engage tation in a quarter circle.

with the battery terminal. In the construc- 4. In an electrical terminal connection the tion oi this terminal, designated by the nilcombination with a terminal element of a 75 meral 20, I preferably form this in adie, clip member comprising oppositely arrange which enables me to form the battery termiresilient jaws having their fiat faces ,arnal shoulder 21, the neck 22, and the locking ranged substantially parallel, said jaws pro wings 23, at one blow, thus naturally reducvided with registering. keyhole slots V and ing the cost thereof, as well as producing an radially disposed keeper grooves on their integral terminal. outer faces. j

In the spark plug terminal shown in Fig. 5. In an electrical terminal connection the 7, I form the resilient plug terminal 24, combination with a terminal element having preferably 0t brass, having provision for locking pins, of a clip member comprising he wire terminal as shown in side view 0 oppositely arranged compressible jaws havig. 5. This plug terminal is adapted to be ing registering keyhole slots, and also havsecured. to the spark plug through the meing keeper grooves arranged .at rightangles dium of a screw 20. to the longitudinal center of said slot adapt- With further reference to the general feaed to engage with said locking pins of the tures of the invention, it will be observed terminal element. 0 that the clip member 10 has each of its jaws 6. An electrical terminal connection com- 12 provided with a keyhole slot 13 and the prising a terminal element having a post radially disposed keeper grooves 15, and in portion and oppositely projecting radially each instance the aws of the clip member disposed locking elements, an a clip meinare resiliently held apart. That is to say, her comprising compressible jaws having 95 they are compressible to enable them to be registering keyhole slots and a plurality of easily and quickly fitted to the terminal e elocking grooves, said clip jaws adapted to ment, and when released spring apart to be compressed and fitted to the terminal elegrip the locking projections of the terminal ment, then turned in a quarter circle and reelement, whether it is fixed as in the case; of leased into locking engagement with the 1 spark plug, or fitted to the end of a wire. locking elements of the terminal element.

40 From the foregoing it is believed that the 7. In combination with a terminal elemany features and advantages of the invenmerit, a detachable terminal connection cointion will be readily apparent without furprising a clip 'member'having spaced jaws ther description, and that minor details of provided with central openings adapted to- 105 the same may be changed to adapt the i nreceive a portion of the terminal element,"

vention to special circumstances and service keeper grooves arranged on the outer faces conditions, without departing from the of said jaws, and impinging knobs adapted spirit thereof, or from the scope of the apto contact with each other tOIGIldGl' the ends", aendcd claims. of the jaws resilient. 110

I claim: 8. In combination with a terminal ele 5o 1. In an e ectrical terminal connection the ment, a detachable terminal connection comcombination with a terminal element having prising a. clip member having spaced jaws. oppositely projecting locking pins, of a terprovided with keyhole slots for receiving the minal clip member comprising a pair of opterminal element, keeper grooves arrange 11l ositely arranged spring jaws having a keyon the outer faces of said jaws, and means hole slot adapted to receive the end of the for resiliently maintaining the jaws space terminal element, and belocked therewith. art. 2. In an electrical termin.-l connection the 1 In testimony whereof I affix my signature combination with a terminal element having in presence of two witnesses.

oppositely projecting radially disposed lock- CHARLES H. BECIQ i mg pins, of a terminal clip member com- \Vitnesses:

prising oppositely arranged spring jaws B. M. BECK,

having a. keyhole slot adapted to receive the ADAM Imam). 

